The Anti-Vaccine Panic Over Mpox and Bird Flu

Who is panicking over Mpox and Bird Flu?

Can you guess who has started panicking over the news that the WHO has just declared Mpox a public health emergency of international concern?

Between shedding, nanobots in vaccines, and chemtrails, why do folks who believe in vaccine conspiracy theories think that they will even have a choice?

That’s right, anti-vaccine influencers!

The Anti-Vaccine Panic Over Mpox and Bird Flu

Ignoring news that Mpox is once again spreading and killing people, anti-vaccine folks seem to be most concerned about the development of Mpox and Bird Flu vaccines.

Do you ever notice that anti-vaccine folks only think myocarditis is a big deal when it is caused by vaccines? They ignore the much more common risk for myocarditis from natural infections!

Vaccines that they almost certainly will not get to protect themselves in the event that they are at risk to get either disease!

So why are they panicking?

There have been more than 15 600 cases and 537 deaths so far this year? How is the actual death rate almost non-existent? Many of those who died were otherwise healthy. Still, most people aren’t scared of Mpox…

To be sure, few other people are panicking about Mpox or bird flu.

Tecovirimat is not FDA approved to treat Mpox. It is a FDA-approved to treat smallpox, but is being used experimentally to treat Mpox through the Study of Tecovirimat for Mpox (STOMP) clinical trial and CDC’s expanded access (compassionate use) program.

Most of us are just grateful that someone is working to get prepared to protect those at risk and to help us if these diseases do take off and affect more people.

References

WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.

2022-24 Mpox (Monkeypox) Outbreak: Global Trends

Tecovirimat for Mpox—Promise and Limitations